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The Power of Scenery : : Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks

Drabelle, Dennis. Book - 2021 363.68 Dr None on shelf 1 request on 1 copy Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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You can have the Arno -- Land of the free and home of the sublime -- The counterexample -- An idea in embryo -- The landscape reader -- How to sell a park bill -- In praise of diligent indolence -- The nervous promoter -- Contested ground -- Whiffs of sulfur -- The man who picked up stones running -- Saving gravel -- A shaky start -- Cleaning men -- Going out with two bangs -- The Olmsteds.
"The Power of Scenery tells the story of how America's national parks came to be, with Frederick Law Olmsted's insights and energy serving to link three jewels: Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Niagara Falls State Park"-- Provided by publisher.

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